Course Descriptions - P2
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PHPP 503 Introduction Pharmacy Practice Experiential (IPPE) III
Fall, 1 credit hour (This course will be offered as Credit/No Credit.)
PY2 students will begin to develop their patient interview, chart gathering and case development and presentation skills. Students will spend one semester in community health care clinics and one semester in a long term care facility. Students will present actual patient care cases in a seminar format throughout the semester.
PHPP 514 Evidence Based Medicine and Critical Literature Review
Fall, 4 credit hours
In this course, students will learn about research methods and biostatistics necessary for the critical evaluation of medical literature. Students will be exposed to descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, probability, Type I and Type II errors, bias and confounding, sample size and statistical power, absolute and relative risk, intention-to-treat analyses, number needed to treat and confidence intervals. Students will learn how to critically evaluate medical literature and recognize errors in study design or statistical methodology and determine the internal and external validity of published research trials.
PHPS 507 Foundation of Integrated Therapeutics and OTC drugs
Fall, 3 credit hours
This course serves as an introduction to the integrated therapeutics sequences of course. The integrated therapeutics series is the core of the pharmacy curriculum. Material presented will emphasis topic areas that are foundational to the integrated therapeutics sequence of courses. Additionally, an in-depth review of over-the-counter medications will be presented.
PHPP 515 Integrated Therapeutics I
Fall, 7 credit hours
Pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology will be integrated into one discipline in this course that will examine pharmacotherapy based on organ systems of the body. Students will learn to blend their factual knowledge of the basic sciences and apply this knowledge to drug treatment of specific disorders in disparate patients. The pharmacotherapy of all major diseases states covered by organ system will be covered in the Integrated Therapeutics courses. This course will begin with a discussion of nutrition followed by an integrated approach to the autonomic nervous system and conclude with a discussion of the cardiovascular system.
PHPS 511 Pharmacokinetics
Fall, 3 credit hours
In this course, students will learn about the time course a drug occupies in the human body. Topics to be covered include drug bioavailability, drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination, pharmacokinetics of various dosage forms, routes of administration and drug effects over time. The effects of patient weight, gender and age on drug pharmacokinetics will be discussed along with the therapeutic variation that occurs with these patient parameters. Students will use pharmacokinetic calculations to be able to solve problems in clinical pharmacokinetics. Emphasis will be placed on using pharmacokinetic principles to decrease the risk of toxicity and improve therapeutic outcomes using a variety of commonly used medications.
PHPP 504 Introduction Pharmacy Practice Experiential (IPPE) IV
Spring, 1 credit hour (This course will be offered as Credit/No Credit.)
PHPP 520 Pharmacy Law and Ethics
Spring, 3 credit hours
The evolution of the practice of pharmacy has led to pharmacists facing an overwhelming number of legal issues. In addition to the standard coverage of the FD&C Act, the Controlled Substances Act and regulations of the Federal Trade Commission, this course will help students understand legal issues such as HIPAA privacy issues in the pharmacy, electronic prescribing, medication error reporting, professional liability insurance and Medicaid/Medicare issues. Current and past cases in the law will be used as practical examples of these concepts. In addition, students will participate in discussions and debates of ethical issues facing pharmacists in today’s health care environment.
PHPP 523 Wellness, Prevention and Disease Management
Spring, 2 credit hours
This course will provide students with an overview of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle and how it contributes to the prevention of chronic disease. The USPSTF Report (US Preventive Services Task Force) on Recommended Preventive Services will serve as the basis for discussions and development of strategies for pharmacists to participate in wellness and disease prevention. Models of Disease Management will be investigated.
PHPP 516 Integrated Therapeutics II
Spring, 7 credit hours
Continuation of pharmacotherapy of disease states by organ systems which was started in PHPP 515 Integrated Therapeutics I. An integrated approach to the following topics will be covered: GI/GU, endocrine, renal, and pulmonary systems.
Health Care Systems
Spring, 1 credit hours
This course provides the student with a broad overview of the organization, delivery and financing of medical and pharmaceutical care in the U.S. Particular emphasis is placed on the interdependent roles of pharmacists, other health care providers, and the various organizations and institutions that are involved in delivering care to patients.
Basic and Applied Toxicology
Spring, 1 credit hours
This course will provide a general foundation in the understanding of basic toxicological principles. The mechanisms of toxicity and contemporary treatment plans for the most common chemical, environmental and pharmaceutical agents will be presented.